OUR CLIMATE CHANGE GROUP
A complex, critical policy area that has assumed centre stage worldwide, climate change is rapidly impacting the way in which you do business. At the forefront of this area, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has a sophisticated understanding of the interconnected nature of climate change law and how it affects your decision-making. From regulatory compliance to project finance, the Climate Change Group at BLG is versed in navigating clients through the ever-evolving sphere of climate change and the development of international public policy and regulation – including the Kyoto Protocol, the Western Climate Initiative and the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading System – as well as local initiatives. With an understanding of your needs, BLG is ideally placed to act as your trusted and well-connected advisor to help in protecting your business for the future while maximizing current opportunities.
A multidisciplinary team, the Climate Change Group has a wealth of expertise and experience in all areas of climate change, environmental and energy law — in Canada and internationally. Clients of the Firm range from government, trade associations and business from all sectors of the economy. Responsive and ahead of the curve on the fast-emerging legal and strategic corporate challenges posed by climate change, BLG is focused on your goals, your priorities, and your future.
Like you, BLG believes that nothing less than achieving results through excellence will do. This commitment to service has resulted in the frequent recognition of many of our legal professionals at home and abroad. Professionals in BLG's Climate Change Group were featured in the 2010 editions of Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers and Best Lawyers in Canada and listed as 'Most Frequently Recommended' in the 2010 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.
With close ties to the industry, BLG is well-equipped to provide our clients with top-notch counsel on climate change issues. Speaking your language, BLG is committed to staying focused on your success and working toward the future. At BLG, it begins with service.
OUR SERVICES
BLG's Climate Change Group provides clients with legal and strategic planning services in the following areas:
- emissions trading
- energy supply agreements and power purchase agreements
- international legal aspects of emissions trading schemes and energy supply agreements
- environmental planning, permitting and regulatory compliance
- land use planning and municipal regulation
- project carbon finance
- carbon securities and litigation
- public policy analysis and government relations
- advertising, intellectual property and media relations
- litigation support
OUR EXPERIENCE
We have helped our clients with the following projects:
- Negotiating and drafting energy contracts, including renewable energy agreements for the purchase and sale of emission reduction credits and verified emissions reductions;
- Providing legal and public policy advice to electricity generators, utilities, trade associations and NGO's on federal, provincial and municipal climate change legislation;
- Advising large emitters on the Ontario Security Commission's requirements for continuous disclosure related to environmental matters (National Instrument 51-102);
- Assisting clients in accessing new federal government Credit for Early Action Program for facilities that could be subject to industrial air emissions regulations;
- Structuring and managing comprehensive environmental due diligence programs as part of environmental assessments;
- Assisting clients in negotiating sponsorship, advertising and other media incentives;
- Representing clients in litigation;
- Providing advice on policy development and stakeholder participation to public bodies;
- Analyzing trademark, patent and other intellectual property rights and claims for managing climate change assets.